Chain mittens by Svetlana Kochkina

Chain mittens

Crochet
September 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
3.5 mm (E)
241 - 252 yards (220 - 230 m)
For adult female hands of Medium size (hand circumference approx. 19-20 cm)
US
English Russian
This pattern is available from misskochkina.etsy.com for $4.80.

The pattern contains step-by-step photos of work progress, video tutorials and diagrams. Please note, that subtitles in the videos are provided in Russian language only.

Skill level: Intermediate.

YOU WILL NEED:

• 100 gr of Fibranatura Dona* yarn (100% merino wool) 115 m in 50 gr
• crochet hook 3.5 mm (or another hook size to obtain gauge)
• stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors.

Yarn substitution: BBB Premiere, Lana Gatto super soft, Drops Merino Extra fine, YarnArt Merino deluxe, Cortina, Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine, Vita Saphire, Drops Puna, etc.

ABBREVIATIONS. PATTERN NOTES

To make the mittens the following crochet skills are required:
• Chain (ch)
• Slip Stitch (slst)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)

Video tutorials for:
• Yarn over slip stitch (yoslst)
• Stitches worked through the front bar
• Extended row (+)
• Winding around (with sc), winding around 2 (with hdc) and winding around 3 (with dc) and other

SIZE

The pattern provides calculation and description of work for a pair of mittens to fit the hands of an adult female (hand circumference approx. 19-20 cm).
Please note that there are no instructions for other sizes. But you can use a smaller or bigger size hook to make other sizes.

Thanks to peculiar crochet technique of “horizontal ribbing” you will get nice stretchy fabric. The ready-made mittens will comfortably hug your hands. Each mitten is made in one piece using turning rows, starting from the side. The final piece is of a rectangular shape with a narrowing at one end. You shall gradually work on the thumb gusset after which you will break the thread, sew the thumb and continue working on the remaining part of the mitten. At the end you will sew the starting and the final rows using the crochet hook.